Zhou Cunzong knew, of course, that everyone was craving meat these days, but there were many people in the countryside who raised chickens and ducks, and it wasn't that they couldn't afford to eat it.
But it's different for them; their family really doesn't have any meat, so if they want to eat meat, they basically have to buy it.
While Zhou Cunzong was exchanging chickens and ducks with someone, the three children were talking to the village children.
Although Zhao Lexin and the other two were all skinny before, they have grown up quite a bit in the past six months and their faces have become fuller.
They weren't exactly fair-skinned; the kids all liked to go out and play, and naturally, they got tanned from being in the sun too much.
Their skin color is similar to that of children in the countryside, except that they are a bit chubby, and the baby fat on their faces is proof that they are better off than children in the countryside.
The children from Qianshuihe Brigade all looked at Zhao Lexin and her friends with envy in their eyes.
Zhao Lexin was alright, after all, she was almost eight years old, and she knew she couldn't show off casually.
Therefore, she doesn't give the children any candy or brag about how good her life in the city is.
Of course, she didn't boast about whether she was educated or not, because she knew that many girls in the countryside couldn't go to school.
Even some girls in the city whose parents favor sons over daughters are not allowed to go to school because their families cannot afford the tuition fees.
At this moment, Zhao Lexin was very fortunate that although her parents had passed away, she was adopted by her grandmother, and the pensions from her parents allowed her to continue her studies.
The children mingled with the children from the countryside and played games together.
They played hopscotch, jacks, jump rope, and so on. The jump rope was even brought by Zhao Lexin.
Zhou Min was watching the children play when a young man tried to approach her and start a conversation.
"Is there something you need?"
Zhou Cunzong, who was exchanging items with someone, saw the young man's actions and quickly appeared in front of his sister to block him.
Zhou Cunzong still had a smile on his face, but his eyes were filled with a strong warning, and he would not allow anyone to do anything to his sister under his nose.
How old is his little girl, Amin?
She's not even sixteen yet, she still needs to continue her studies, she can't let someone take advantage of her.
Even if his sister wants to get married in the future, she can't just marry someone from the countryside.
In Zhou Cunzong's view, his sister deserves the best.
His sister married a soldier from a prominent family, so isn't it only natural that his sister should also find an outstanding young man to marry?
The young man who was trying to strike up a conversation with his sister looked him up and down, but he really didn't see anything about them that made them a good match.
The young man was actually a scoundrel from the Qianshuihe Brigade; he only liked Zhou Min because she was pretty and a city girl.
He was thinking that if he could hook up with this girl, he could marry a city girl.
Moreover, judging from the appearance of the Zhou family members, he could tell that their family was doing quite well.
If he can marry a wife from a well-off family, the dowry she brings will allow his family to live comfortably.
The main reason is that Zhou Min is beautiful; it would be great if such a pretty young girl were his wife.
The young man smiled and said to Zhou Cunzong, "I just saw this comrade standing here all alone and wanted to say hello to her."
"Comrade, what's it like in your city? Is this woman your sister?"
Looking at the other person's appearance, Zhou Cunzong knew that he had ill intentions.
How could his sister possibly have contact with him?
"She's my sister, what's the problem? My sister is a woman, it's best if this person doesn't come over. Don't you know that men and women shouldn't touch each other?"
"It means that gay men and gay women should keep their distance. You two are strangers, so it's best not to talk to each other."
They came to the countryside to buy things, not to scam his sister from these hooligans.
The scoundrel, thick-skinned as ever, acted as if he couldn't understand what Zhou Cunzong meant and still wanted to continue the conversation.
He not only spoke to Zhou Cunzong, but also wanted to speak to Zhou Min.
Zhou Min wasn't exactly introverted, but being in an unfamiliar place and being stared at by hooligans made her very uncomfortable, so she didn't want to talk.
"What are you looking at? If you look at my daughter like that again, I'll gouge your eyes out."
Chen Suwen pretended to walk over at some point and patted the hooligan on the shoulder, making him wince in pain as a warning.
The way this scoundrel looked at Zhou Min was particularly inappropriate; it wasn't just a simple look of admiration, but rather an unbearable, lewd gaze from a man.
It's no wonder Zhou Min became "introverted" and silent; the young girl simply couldn't bear that kind of gaze.
No woman would be unafraid of being stared at like that by a man.
Chen Suwen reached out and placed her hand on the hooligan's shoulder, squeezing it hard as if she wanted to crush his shoulder bone.
"If you don't want your eyes anymore, just gouge them out yourself. How dare you look at my daughter like that? Do you think we're easy to bully because we're outsiders?"
Previously, because of Huang Xiaomei, she had a fairly good impression of the Qianshuihe Brigade, but if anyone tried to bully her child, that wouldn't do.
Chen Suwen was fearless; even if a fight broke out, she could protect her child at that moment.
It's not that she's not afraid someone might be hiding guns, which could cause harm to others if a fight breaks out.
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